By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer U.S. Secretary of Sate Blinken’s recent message to the Palestinians, combined with one to the Israelis, conflated peace and security for both parties. Blinken seemed to be responding to a strong message from members of Congress to the Biden team that it begin to deal with the issue … Continued
More Than 350 Participate in NUSACC’s Inaugural “Ambassadors Forum,” Including Upwards of 20 Ambassadors It has been a good month for the Republic of Iraq. The historic March 5 – 8 visit by H.H. Pope Francis – the first-ever papal visit to Iraq – highlighted coexistence and mutual respect among religious communities. In another first, … Continued
By: Ruqyah Sweidan/Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian-Chilean singer, Elyanna, is one of the Arab world’s rising stars at just eighteen years old. Her sultry voice has been compared to that of Rihanna; hence, Elyanna is also known as the “Arab Rihanna.” Her appearance has also captured attention. Her head is covered in blond curls, and … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist I was blown away by a title that appeared recently in an Israeli newspaper. It read, “Airport to stay shut, but 900 new immigrants will be permitted to fly to Israel,”. In the midst of a pandemic, Jewish immigrants are welcome to Israel no matter what! … Continued
By: Leila Diab / Arab America Contributing Writer Women’s history month 2021 will celebrate the extraordinary movement and involvement of Arab women. Their perseverance, empowerment and activism continue to change their status in society. These women’s long and steep mountain journey for equality, human rights and social justice has never been exhausted. It has only … Continued
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Michael Che’s joke about Israel’s Covid-19 vaccination program did not humor a certain segment of pro-Israel adherents. Around the same time, Harvard University denied scholar Cornel West tenure, seemingly because of his criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territory. Michael Che’s ‘SNL’ joke about Israeli … Continued
By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer For non-Arabs, Arabic can be a difficult or even extremely complicated language to learn. But that’s why we’re here! Arab America has come up with a list of some of the most basic and useful slang words. Not only will we provide slang words in the standard Arabic … Continued
By: Claire Boyle/Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The Yemeni American community has existed in the United States since around the 1890s, and they have been emigrating to the country since around the 1860s. Yemeni Americans have settled in places such as New York City, Chicago, Brooklyn, South Dearborn in Michigan, and various cities within the … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Couscous is well known around the world and has rapidly become a very popular ingredient. It is healthy, delicious, has a neutral taste, can be combined with just about anything, and it can be used in dishes from stuffed fish to stew to a light salad. Along with all … Continued
By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab clothing is not only for fashion, it’s part of their culture, religion and faith. It’s about understanding someones life the way they live it than assuming that it’s wrong or that a person doesn’t like it because other people don’t understand where this culture is coming from. Now … Continued
By John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer As most of our readers already know, Christmas is celebrated around the world on different dates. In the case of Arabs, some celebrate the western rite on December 25, while those of the eastern rite do so on either December 24 or January 7. Here we look at … Continued
By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer January 6, 2021, is the holiday of Epiphany in the Arab Christian world. Perhaps, you are asking, what is Epiphany, do we know it by other names? How is it celebrated? Epiphany is the holiday in Arab Christianity that celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the … Continued
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